CVE-2005-2509 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2509?

CVE-2005-2509 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in loginwindow in Mac OS X 10.4.2 and earlier, when Fast User Switching is enabled, allows attackers to log into other accounts if they know the passwords to at least two accounts.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2509?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2005-2509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c7j9-h559-4m8f.